Drummer for the American pop punk band Blink-182, Travis Barker, is launching a solo debut album Give the Drummer Some on February 22, reports Clash Music.
Blink-182, which was popular along with Green Day during the 1990s California punk scene, split up in 2005 and reunited in 2009, after Barker barely survived a horrific plane crash.
Regarding Barker’s accident, in 2010, lead singer Tom DeLonge stated that "if that accident hadn’t happened, we wouldn’t be a band. Plain and simple. That was fate." The group is currently putting the finishing touches on a new album.
For his solo project, Barker worked alongside many friends and guest vocalists including Corey Taylor, Slash, Tom Morello, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, and Linkin Park among others. Barker handled production with the guidance of DJ Khalil and The Neptunes.
Contrary to previous announcements, Give the Drummer Some will not contain the first single from Blink-182’s next album, Up All Night. The two groups are separate musical entities.